Former Ohio Treasurer/Republican clown Josh Mandel has once again made a complete fool of himself on social media.
The 43-year-old, who is currently seeking the Republican nomination to replace retiring Senator Rob Portman next year, recently took to Twitter to voice his outrage over wasteful government spending.
“The federal government spent over $500k trying to force fish to exercise on treadmills, an additional $150k to see if gingerbread houses are earthquake proof, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg,” he tweeted on May 21. “Wasteful spending is robbing America’s future, it must be exposed and stopped!”
The federal government spent over $500k trying to force fish to exercise on treadmills, an additional $150k to see if gingerbread houses are earthquake proof, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Wasteful spending is robbing America’s future, it must be exposed and stopped!
— Josh Mandel (@JoshMandelOhio) May 21, 2021
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In regards to the fish thing, Mandel is talking about a study conducted by the University of California-San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Over the course of five years, researchers received $560,536 from the National Science Foundation to study mudskippers, an amphibious fish that can live and walk out of water.
The study lasted from 2009 to 2013. Why Mandel is making this part of his campaign platform in the 2022 midterm election is anyone’s guess, but keep in mind this is a Jewish man who happily accepts campaign donations from white nationalists and neo Nazis.
As for earthquake-proof gingerbread houses, that was a workshop held in 2016 at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. Museum patrons paid to hear local architects talk about how buildings are designed to withstand earthquakes then got to design, build, and test their own quake-proof structures built out of gingerbread.
The special event did not cost the government $150,000. That is merely the amount of federal grant money the museum receives each year. The total cost of the workshop was less than $3,500, which the museum made back in ticket sales.
Again, why Mandel is making this part of his campaign platform in the 2022 midterm election is anyone’s guess, but keep in mind this is a guy who wants to reinstate the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy even though he has two gay cousins, one of whom served in the military.
Now, the responses to Mandel’s stupid tweet…
Is this a parody account?
— Tree SB 🌕✡️ ☸️ (@SmithBenedikt) May 21, 2021
Secret service for hundreds of golf trips is ok.
— Tom (@Tom53050607) May 21, 2021
5th grade bully spewing white-hot rage about goldfish and gingerbread houses in order to get your vote. Ohio deserves better than this.
— Kathi Domalski (@katdomalski) May 21, 2021
That story is from 2011, can’t you find something more recent to bitch about?
— Sho’Nuff (@ShoNuff0385) May 21, 2021
Imagine not understanding how research works. The fish treadmill is to try and make safer, more healthy farm raised fish, and the gingerbread houses are to test new building designs in the miniature. In my opinion if we can get Mercury out of farm raised fish and safer homes, 👍.
— Brian Russ (@BrianCRuss) May 21, 2021
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
Cam
Yeah, Republican rage is always directed at some $100,000 grant, but for a 1.5 trilling dollar with hundreds of billions overspent on a fighter jet that doesn’t work, Republicans were happy to keep throwing more money at it and never once asking the contractor to fix it or refund.
MissTerri
What is the relevance of his religion and what is the evidence he accepts money from N—-s?
barryaksarben
Dear MS or Mr terri this ahole is jewish and did take money from a nazi org so that part is very true. Now the fact that he a jewish man took money from nazis shows just how low a republican can be in their quest for the allmighty dollar. Very pertinant to the story as he is shameless in his bid to gain votes. He will LIE, CHEAT and STEAL to gain a win in his election. By emulating TRUMP and all the other scummy republicans he is proving he can not be trusted and should not be voted for. SIMPLE unless you are an online troll who plays dumb so you can play offended. GO to another site if you want to be treated like an adult because we wont put up with your crap here. Ms Thing
MissTerri
Tee Hee Hee!! Can’t answer the question about how his Religion is at all revelant to the story so you’re all aTriggered!! Please get help you are clearly NOT WELL!!!!!
RosemarysBaby
Why anyone engages with this MissTerri “person” is beyond me. Obvious troll is obvious. (And not terribly good at it either.)
SPEEDOSWIMMER
Gaslighting attention-seeking troll.
Cam
@MissTerri
The job of most trolls is to deflect from the stories pointing out Republican bigotry, hate, hypocrisy, etc..
The fantastic thing about you is, you’re so bad at Trolling you actually focus more attention on exactly what you’re trying to hide.
I normally say, tell Putin or the RNC to hire smarter trolls, but actually you’re complete ineptitude is always good for a laugh.
mailliw110
Looks like you have some homework to get to. Remember, Google is you friend.
Startrax99
God,
Please restore our country, for EVERYONE.
Invader7
Self loathing CLOSET case. Probably is getting BANGED by a NAZI boy toy…
Mister P
Terri, he is a republican so the level of tolerance and acceptance is the same as a Nazi. Just like Gay people for drump makes no sense, a Jewish guy self hating is equally stupid.
MissTerri
And yet the issue he is complaining (the research about fish) about has nothing to do with his religion or N—-s, both of which are entirely irrelevant to the story. Your level of intelligence is very low!!
Cam
@MissTerri
Awww, the same account that constantly attacks any out of the closet LGBTQ person, and defends bigots is here frantically defending a guy who associates financially with Nazi groups.
It’s adorable just how consistent and obvious you are MT.
Quick now, either post a random non response or switch to another screename to pretend it’s somebody else defending you. LOL!
MissTerri
@Cam
Get help – you are clearly NOT WELL!!!
Mister P
I’m sure that must make you feel good about yourself.
Mister P
His identity is relevant to who he is. Just like you insulting people is your identity.
Fname Optional Lname
This!
Prax07
@MissTerri Clearly you’ve got mental health issues and are not well. Go get some help.
Schleprock68
Please, someone take this idiot. We didn’t ask for his “brilliance” in Ohio and we don’t want it now. Sadly, this state generates too many of these asshats (sorry).
Fahd
I can not keep up with the number of Republican numb skulls coming onto the scene. I hope someone has a master list somewhere. Imagine being a Jew and taking money from a Nazi organization – his family must be very proud.
MissTerri
And yet no one has provided any evidence that he did any such thing!!! And his religion has nothing to do with the actual story! Just more low quality Journalism from this site!
Fahd
@MissTerri – see Fname Optional Lname’s comment below. And, if you don’t like this site, go back to reading Pravda, or whatever Putin calls it now. You will not be missed, I assure you.
MissTerri
How interesting that someone with a name like “Fahd” is looking for a “master list” of Jews!!!
Fahd
@MissTerri
What a baseless, sordid accusation – your specialty! This site makes a mistake in tolerating you, but not their only one. I assume you’re working out of a stuffy warehouse on the outskirts of a provincial Russian capital, so enjoy!
Fname Optional Lname
He received a political donation from a Nazi re-enactor and then refused to give the money back or at least donate it to the Holocaust museum. He said it was a “non-issue”.
So the Jewish community and everyone with an ounce of decency had an opinion. Watching a white supremacist do things like this is ugly enough, watching a Jewish person do it is abhorrent!
When the Anti-Defamation League included a list of white supremacists in a report on hateful extremists he lost his mind and said it was nothing more than a witch hunt attacking people for their political beliefs. Was not long before he deleted his rant from Twitter but he still exposed exactly who he is.
Vince
It’s Ben Shapiro’s doppelganger.